Happy Birthday One Direction — Band Celebrates 3-Year Anniversary

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One Direction seen arriving at the BRIT Awards 2013 at the o2 Arena in London on Wednesday, Feb. 20, 2013. (Invision/AP Images)

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One Direction in their video ‘Kiss You’ (Courtesy Of YouTube)

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One Direction in their video ‘Kiss You’ (Courtesy Of YouTube)

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One Direction in their video ‘Kiss You’ (Courtesy Of YouTube)

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One Direction in their video ‘Kiss You’ (Courtesy Of YouTube)

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One Direction in their video ‘Kiss You’ (Courtesy Of YouTube)

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One Direction in their video ‘Kiss You’ (Courtesy Of YouTube)

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One Direction in their video ‘Kiss You’ (Courtesy Of YouTube)

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One Direction in their video ‘Kiss You’ (Courtesy Of YouTube)

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One Direction in their video ‘Kiss You’ (Courtesy Of YouTube)

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One Direction in their video ‘Kiss You’ (Courtesy Of YouTube)

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One Direction in their video ‘Kiss You’ (Courtesy Of YouTube)

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One Direction Video for “Best Song Ever” (Courtesy of Columbia Records)

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One Direction Video for “Best Song Ever” (Courtesy of Columbia Records)

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One Direction Video for “Best Song Ever” (Courtesy of Columbia Records)

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One Direction Video for “Best Song Ever” (Courtesy of Columbia Records)

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One Direction Video for “Best Song Ever” (Courtesy of Columbia Records)

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One Direction Video for “Best Song Ever” (Courtesy of Columbia Records)

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One Direction Video for “Best Song Ever” (Courtesy of Columbia Records)

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One Direction Video for “Best Song Ever” (Courtesy of Columbia Records)

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One Direction Video for “Best Song Ever” (Courtesy of Columbia Records)

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One Direction Video for “Best Song Ever” (Courtesy of Columbia Records)

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One Direction Video for “Best Song Ever” (Courtesy of Columbia Records)

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One Direction Video for “Best Song Ever” (Courtesy of Columbia Records)

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One Direction Video for “Best Song Ever” (Courtesy of Columbia Records)

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One Direction Video for “Best Song Ever” (Courtesy of Columbia Records)

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It seems like ages ago that Simon Cowell put together the boys of One Direction on ‘X Factor,’ but it’s only been two years since their inception! Today, July 23, the massively popular boy band celebrates their anniversary. Click for more pics of the band from the beginning!
Liam Payne, Harry Styles, Niall Horan, Louis Tomlinson, and Zayn Malik were brought together by Simon Cowell on July 23, 2010, after the boys individually tried out for the UK version of X Factor. One Direction went on to place third, but have gone on to win many awards including three Teen Choice Awards on July 22! The boys picked up three surfboards for Choice Breakout Group, Choice Summer Music Star Group and Choice Love Song for their Billboard Hot 100 hit “What Makes You Beautiful.” (FameFlynet/Landov)

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Zayn Malik, Niall Horan, Harry Styles, Liam Payne and Louis Tomlinson from the band One Direction performing live in Concert at WIOQ’s iHeartRadio Theatre in Bala Cynwyd, PA on March 17, 2012. (FameFlynet)

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The One Direction boys enjoying a boat ride on Sydney Harbor in Australia on April 10, 2012. They enjoyed a few beers during their wild ride. (FameFlynet)

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One Direction at the New York premiere of ‘Men In Black 3’ at the Ziegfeld Theater in New York City, New York on May 23, 2012. (FameFlynet)

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One Direction singing on ‘X Factor’ in 2010.

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One Direction performing at Key 102 Live in Manchester, UK on July 22, 2012. (FameFlynet)

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‘X Factor’ finalists One Direction attend the Very.co.uk exclusive christmas catwalk show at Victoria house in Bloomsbury Square, London. (Landov)

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‘X Factor’ boy band One Direction arrive for vocal coaching in London wearing multi-coloured one-piece zip-up suits on November 8, 2010. (SplashNews)

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Boy band sensation One Direction attends a private Valentine’s Day meet and greet at the Hotel de Sers on February 14, 2012 in Paris, France. (FameFlynet)

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One Direction is greeted by a small group of teenage girls outside a studio in Los Angeles, CA on January 28, 2012. (FameFlynet)

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One Direction Filming A Music Video November 2011. (FameFlynet)

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British boy band One Direction seen arriving on a flight at LAX airport in Los Angeles, CA January 2011. (FameFlynet)

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Harry Styles, Nial Horan, Louis Tomlinson, Simon Cowell, Liam Payne and Zain Malik of One Direction attend the One Direction performance ahead of The X Factor final at Queen Square on December 7, 2010 in Wolverhampton, England. (Photo by Tony Woolliscroft/WireImage)